tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11146258973161147422024-03-05T04:24:50.217-08:00Lauren ReignRomance reader. Author. Animal cuddler. HGTV lover. Pizza addict. LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-62308918098701023182018-05-21T16:24:00.001-07:002018-05-21T16:43:18.027-07:0013 REASONS WHY Season 2 got it WRONG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'll admit, even as a 33 year old married woman, I was pumped for Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why. And after binge watching the entire season in twenty-four hours I can definitively tell you that I wont be for Season 3. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. They
butchered Hannah’s character. In Season One, her monologue tapes were riveting,
painting an experience that many High School kids have unfortunately been a victim
of. They were her raw truth and although it was tough to watch her suicide, it
was her story to tell. Then in Season 2 they turned her into a liar, a ghost liar
no less. A. LIAR. A stereotype that women who are victims of sexual assault have to battle. Why add in the secret sexual relationship
with Zach and her side ‘conversations’ with Bryce? Why leave that out of her
tapes? Maybe this would have come across differently, more powerful if her
ghost character wasn’t lurking awkwardly in the background. It just didn’t translate
for me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. Clay’s
blatant mental illness was seemingly ignored until Episode 11, then only given three
minutes of screen time. The kid is under a microscope, talking to a dead girl
and no one notices? Come on. Enter eye roll.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. Clay’s
parents are the perfect example on how not to raise a teenager. A lock on his
bedroom door? Letting him leave all hours of the night? Ignoring his constantly
beat up face? Rewarding his terrible behavior with a new car? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">….I cant.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. The
hints of a school shooting plot were borderline irresponsibly handled. Tyler
either needed to be the focus of more episodes or cut out altogether. Such a
relevant topic should have been hit head on, like Hanna’s suicide in Season 1.
Instead Tyler shows up with an arsenal of weapons and is treated like he just
showed up armed with a bad attitude.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">5.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Are all High School Baseball Coaches this
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">6. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">What was the point of the introduction of Skye
into the equation? To show that Clay is drawn to broken females? It was forgettable
filler bullshit in the first few episodes for me. I never felt their connection and
was happy to see that storyline fade out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">7. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Why didn’t Clay make copies of the Polaroids? A
petty plot complaint, I know, but it still annoyed me. Come on kid, scan that
shit!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">8.Why
is Justin forgiven and suddenly the heroin addict anti-hero of the story? Barf</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">9. <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Why is ghost Hannah’s hair long?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">10. <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">They ripped the power from Season 1 and left a
weak trail of side stories in its path. It lacked the focus that each tape
episode provided and tried to combine to many character plots.</span></span></div>
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guns? Now that could have been in important and controversial story to tell.</span></span></div>
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have failed us. Principals. Teachers. Parents. Coaches. Guidance Counselors.
Judges. It missed the mark by a mile and screams to younger viewers that you
can’t trust the people who are supposed to protected you and that school isn’t a
safe place but a war zone.</span></span></div>
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LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-10089987886970981042016-11-10T10:58:00.000-08:002016-11-10T10:58:15.366-08:00My Election 2016 thoughts....<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">....Just kidding!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I do think everyone should take a breath, a shot of Vodka and read one of the following books.</span><br />
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on paper before attempting to type the actual words. I am NOT one of those
authors. Outlining, for me, is as painful a process as writing a book blurb. I don't
enjoy it, nor is it how my brain works. I write in scenes, usually completely
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before bed. This is equal parts awesome as it is annoying. If I’m beyond exhausted
and don't bother to write the idea down, it floats away never to be
remembered again. But when laziness fails to win, and the words flow into my
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b><span style="font-size: large;">With </span></b><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Web of Deceit</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I started in the middle. I know the exact
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b><span style="font-size: large;">With </span></b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b>Deadly Omissions</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I started toward the end. Those
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b><span style="font-size: large;">With </span></b><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><b>Twisted Denial</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">, my current work in progress and book 3
in The Deceptive Lovers Series, I started at the beginning. I knew how Morgan's
story would start and felt that needed to be established first. Then I jumped
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only is it my birthday month, but it is also my Moms as well. The temperature
starts it’s slow descent here in Florida, and my t-shirts get a much needed
break from the sweaty armpit summer heat. With the cooler nights also
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These things all help build my love, but what really excites
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No, I don’t mean the trick or treating with the neighborhood
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am a HUGE scary movie buff and </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Halloween</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Halloween II</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and
</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Halloween H2O</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> are my absolute all-time favorites. All of the Scream movies and
Friday the 13</span><sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> are a close second, but there’s something about the
spine tingling, jump inducing, genius theme music of <span style="color: orange;">Halloween</span> that gets my
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When AMC plays all day marathons right before the 31st, I feel
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make Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights an annual event each year. Our favorites
haunted houses this time were </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Halloween II</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and American Horror Story, but we
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am convinced that any woman who raves that she loves the
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, a <span style="color: red;">LIAR</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay. Okay. Put your pitchforks down, stop the eye rolls and hear
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’m accustom to dealing with stressful situations. I went to
college, which was no picnic. I’ve given speeches in front of hundreds of
uninterested students and not even broken out into a sweat. Hell, In my hotel management days,
I battled guests who, unknowingly to me, had a gun pointed at my head from the other
side of the closed door. Seriously. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nothing, and I do mean NOTHING in my life has been as
stressful as planning a wedding. I’ve never been that girl who dreamt about her
wedding. There was no fantasy meticulously plotted in my mind, and maybe that’s
the problem. I hate small details...actually ALL details. They are the devil.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But by far the most annoying battle yet has been the wedding
cake. I was asked what kind of cake I wanted. My response was FunFetti. This
was met with scrunched faces of confusion and rapid head shaking. First of all,
Funfetti cake is the shit. Second, it’s my damn wedding and if I want to eat a
Funfetti cake, then that’s what we are having! I couldn’t care less that it’s
not traditional. I’ve been with my fiancé for over 6 years, and 4 years ago we
bought our house. I think it’s safe to say that traditional isn’t our jam. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Moral of the story is ELOPE. </span></div>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">P.S. My rehearsal dinner party just became a book
release party too!!</span><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Deadly Omissions</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> comes out</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>December 9</b></span><sup><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>, 2016</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">
This is the day before my December 10</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">th</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> nuptials.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A good friend once told me that she no longer reads romance
novels because it conjured unrealistic expectations of men. They made
her picky to the point where she wasn’t dating at all because Mr. Billionaire, alpha
male McHottie hadn’t shown up at her front door with his grand gesture and devastating
dimpled smile.</span></div>
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romance literary world. If only!</span></div>
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hot FBI Agent twins with dimples to die for!!</b> :) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BBBZV8W">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BBBZV8W</a></span></div>
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LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-913015610690558342016-03-29T17:38:00.000-07:002016-03-29T17:45:57.760-07:0010 things you probably don't know about me!!<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I’m scared of big waves. Yes, ocean waves. I know, I’m nuts.</span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hate Subway and the way all their stores smell the same! Ick.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I could live off of pizza if my metabolism and cholesterol allowed it.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hate doing the dishes. Thankfully my fiancé doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty!</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Talking on the phone is a last resort for me. I completely despise it.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I need the background noise of the TV when read or write.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hate coffee and never drink it. It makes me shaky!</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However I am a total diet coke addict! </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Public speaking makes me want to barf.</span></li>
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LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-49403940989233525652016-03-14T14:46:00.001-07:002016-03-14T14:46:08.437-07:00Tyrannosaurus Rex. The best game you’ve never played!<div style="text-align: center;">
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has had the joy of fielding off unwanted requests by interested parties while enjoying
a night out with friends. Let’s be honest, getting hit on can be extremely
flattering and exciting but it can also be annoying and completely uncalled
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point of view. Now, this isn’t a game you play with the shy gentleman who stops
by your table and cordially introduces himself to you or the current eye candy
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The guy whose breath screams hotdog eating contest winner, and whose saliva
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reader of romance has, at one point or another, read a story where childhood
best friends fall blissfully in love. He’s been protecting her for years, warning all other
men to back off from her. She’s never been interested in anyone else, spending
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the same best friend since adolescence. We were born one month apart and next
door neighbors in a rural Massachusetts town. As kids we had a rare,
instant bond that some never feel with another human being. All of our free
time was spent together and even with the distance of me heading off to The
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But we aren’t
in love and never have been. We kissed only once when we were sixteen and
partaking in some underage adult beverage debauchery. It's a fuzzy memory that felt all kinds of wrong
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this man fiercely. I would take a bullet for him and I would be on the next
flight out of Tampa if he ever needed me, but he will only ever be my amazing
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inspiration for Colton, one of the main characters in Web of Deceit. The friendship
Colton has with the heroine, Kalli, is very similar to how ours is to this day. His brother, unfortunately, wasn't my inspiration for Jaxxon....sorry Craig! </span></div>
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LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-75326811655244599782016-01-25T21:26:00.003-08:002016-01-25T21:26:41.324-08:00Coming soon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-68021802283310974392016-01-25T11:39:00.003-08:002016-01-25T11:39:36.943-08:00Quick Reviews!<div style="text-align: center;">
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my review. This is not your typical formula, cookie cutter novel and it shouldn’t
be expected to be. What it is is erotica at its best with a sensitive subject.
This author was able to take a story, which had dark undertones (not
uncomfortable dark at all), and turn it into an erotic forbidden fantasy that
is rarely touched upon. Is it over the top and slightly unbelievable? Yes. Is
it supposed to be that way? Yes!!! The writing was awesome, and the sex scenes
were hot! If you are a true fan of erotica, then there is not way you wouldn’t love
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<br />LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-14638956868528511152016-01-14T15:50:00.000-08:002016-01-15T09:06:11.040-08:00Review: Sebring (The Unfinished Heroes Series 5) by Kristen Ashley<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sebring, the final novel in the Unfinished Heroes Series,
is by far my absolute favorite! We read about Nick’s fall into douchebagness in
Knight, and I’ve craved for his story to be told ever since. Having his history highlighted
in Knight and sporadically mingled into Creed, Raid and Deacon made me feel connected to him in a more intense way than any of the other
characters in this series. I </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">wanted</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
Nick to get his shit together, I </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">believed</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
that he could find his HEA and I </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">needed</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
him to become the man I hoped he could be. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And who is the perfect heroine for
Nick to fall for? A gangster princess named Olivia! The way he and Olivia meet is mouthwatering in a - make sure you’re reading this in the privacy of your own home - kinda <b><span style="color: black;">HOT</span></b><span style="color: black;">! And when Olivia calls him Nicky?? And he lets her?? Swoon! Pass the tequila while I attempt to get myself together.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">KA hit it on the bulls-eyes, but lets be real, when does she
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>5++++ Stars</b></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0182LT4L4/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_VDcMwb1PDAA57" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Link to Sebring on Amazon</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019BZ7X2C/ref=series_rw_dp_sw" target="_blank">Link to the entire Unfinished Heroes Series on Amazon</a></span>LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-16353729611774304182016-01-01T11:40:00.002-08:002016-01-01T11:40:24.884-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">FBI Special Agent Colton Brady is an important person in Kalliope Winters’s life. He’s been her savior, pulling her out of the darkest of days and rescuing her from herself on more than one occasion. She trusts him implicitly, but he’s hiding something, and it may cost them their lives. A cracked serial killer obsessed with Kalli is stalking her. She’s completely unaware of this until she wakes up painfully zip-tied to a chair, severely beaten, and close to death. Now she has to rely on Jaxxon, Colton’s twin brother, a man she’s craved since adolescence, to keep her safe. Jaxxon is moody, arrogant, and bossy as all hell. His demeanor is as lethal as his sinfully good looks and he will stop at nothing to keep his current assignment, Kalli, alive. But Jaxxon is also lying to her.</span></div>
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<br />LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-22916851592167562182015-10-14T09:24:00.003-07:002015-10-14T09:24:46.773-07:005+ STAR Review of Lev:a Shot Callers novel, By Belle Aurora<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Lev: a Shot Callers novel, By Belle Aurora </span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">"From the moment Lev Leokov spots the young woman hiding behind her hair in the middle of the gentleman's club, he can't take his eyes off of her.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">I seriously LOVED this book! Lev was the perfect imperfect alpha male. The fact that Belle could write a character that was so vastly different than anything I've ever read, yet make him so damn lovable is amazing. I'm now also completely invested in the secondary characters too. I can't wait for Nas and Vic's story, which I hope she's writing next! This was a well paced, beautifully written, fantastic read!</span></span></span></div>
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LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-44882112486126830382015-09-05T21:09:00.001-07:002015-09-05T21:13:41.134-07:00Contract signed with The Wild Rose Press!!<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes, you read that right. This girl just signed her first publishing contract with The Wild Rose Press! </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">WEB OF DECEIT, my debut novel, is a story I've had in my head for years. Last year I decided that I was finally going to put these characters, who were haunting my brain, down on paper. This was something I've always wanted to do but the timing was never right. Halfway into book one, I realized that my secondary characters were demanding to have their stories told too, so books two, three and four were born.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I decided against submitting to agents, and went straight into researching publishers. Why? It was just my personal preference.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This. took. days.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Literally. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I read everything I could find on each publisher I was interested in. I exhausted my google search trying to sniff out the good and the ugly. People <em>loved</em> talking about the ugly, but I found one publisher were all the authors raved about their publishing experiences, The Wild Rose Press. Their website was phenomenal and their Crimson Rose line was perfect for my romantic suspense. I knew this was the publisher for me, now I just had to convince them of this too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thus began my tireless query letter writing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This. again. took. days.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was officially back in High School, writing my college essay, trying to convince the University of Tampa that they just <em>needed</em> to accept me. I wrote 10 different query letters before I was even somewhat satisfied. Then came the dreaded synopsis. Even thinking about it now makes my palms sweat. Writing a one page, full story synopsis was my kryptonite. It was physically painful trying to convey my characters and plot onto one page, a real battle for me. Once I was convinced I'd won, I was ready to submit. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My submission turned into a full manuscript request, and by some miracle, that turned into a publishing contract! </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I truly could not be more excited to start this journey with such a wonderful publisher. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bring on the first round of edits!!!</span>LaurenReignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415360104452556241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114625897316114742.post-82060465821181212242015-08-26T15:56:00.001-07:002015-08-26T15:56:32.533-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Crest-University-Book-ebook/dp/B013A76M56/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1440629336&sr=1-1&keywords=Tijan" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Fallen Crest University is LIVE!</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mason, Logan and Sam are finally back!! I have loved this series so far, so to say that I was excited for this release would be an understatement. I was slightly disappointed with the pace and the plot, but I still love me some Tijan and cannot wait for Logan's story along with the conclusion.</span> </div>
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